CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 8 VT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $139 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $138, or about $2,995 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $57 - $2,977 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $2,751 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $57 - $2,606 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $143 - $2,833 | 80% |
| Humanamajor | $56 - $1,219 | 31% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $143 - $2,396 | 80% |
| MVP Health Care | $58 - $2,768 | 32% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $57 - $2,396 |
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Other Procedures at Central Vermont Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other VT hospitals
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $66
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $70
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $87
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $156
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $163
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $179
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,412
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.